Welcome to an educational journey where your child's abilities are the building blocks to home education.
Planning the academic year is best done in chunks. I like to break-up the year into quarters, or three-month blocks. To help you along with this task, I have created a free handy planning guide. The purpose of the booklet is to help you reflect on the learning block you just completed, as well as to […]
One of the simplest, and dare I say, most enjoyable methods of planning your homeschool year is through monthly themes. Themes package learning for most subject areas into one neat box. If you are tempted to purchase theme units because you don’t have time to put things together yourself, this post will show you how […]
If you ever visit us, the first thing you will notice about my son is his obsession with doors. Ever since he was a little, he loved watching people open and close doors. He eventually learned to sign MORE to make the requests from his spot. Now that he is able to twist the doorknobs […]
My son doesn’t understand Christmas. At least, not like most children. He doesn’t care for Santa Claus coming to town. He doesn’t care to put out cookies and milk in anticipation of the gifts on his non-existent list. He doesn’t even care about the pretty packages with bows and ribbons that sit under the Christmas […]
Once you were given a diagnosis for your child, you wanted to know everything there was to know about it. You read the appropriate books, bookmarked the best websites, and joined support forums. When it comes to homeschooling your child with special needs, you want to do the same: find all the books, websites, and […]